Daniel Roche is a French social and cultural historian whose primary research focuses on the cultural history of France during the later years of the Ancien Régime. He delves into the everyday lives, mentalities, and social transformations that shaped French society in the lead-up to the revolution. His work illuminates the subtle nuances and intricate processes driving the evolution of French culture and society. Roche's analyses provide profound insights into the mindset and customs of the era's inhabitants.
The foremost historian of 18th-century France explores how the Old Regime's institutions operated and how they were understood by the people who worked within them. Roche depicts the "culture of appearances"--the food and clothing, living quarters, and reading material of the peasant, the merchant, the noble, the King, from Paris to the provinces.
Now with a fantastic redesigned cover to tie in with the new Just William BBC television series! "I din' take it," William said. "Ethel took it. She - she sort of can't help herself. I always," he added virtuously, "try'n put back the things she's took." It all started with a rare event: William Brown read a book. And now he feels inspired to save his sister from a life of crime. The road to disaster is paved with William's good intentions. Ethel's behavior has been rather odd—more so than is usual in a girl. But William, the Brown family's moral guardian, is determined to "reform" her—whatever the consequences . . .
A novel about a symbologist who discovers the existence of an ancient vendetta against the Catholic Church.
A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've ever read.... When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic and uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery -- a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before she can warn the President, Rachel and Michael are ambushed by a deadly team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all. (back cover)
Allan and Barbara Pease are the world¿s foremost experts in personal relationships. Their books, seminars and TV programmes have made them household names from Australia to the UK and from the USA to Japan. In this, their first new book since the multi-million selling WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS, Allan and Barbara use the same combination of startling observation of people¿s action toward one another, humour and practical advice to teach the reader more about what men want from relationships and what women want from relationships and how to get it.
This is a special live and impromptu recording between Dr. Stephen R. Covey, best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and his son, best-selling author of The Speed of Trust, Stephen M.R. Covey: A Conversation on Trust. Just like the ripples caused by throwing a pebble in a pond, trust begins within each of us personally, continues into all of our relationships, expands into our organization, extends into our marketplace relationships, and ultimately encompasses our global society at large.
Abécédaire des pratiques vestimentaires en France de 1780 à 1800
French
